DOCSLIB.ORG

NDP-Fall 2013-Final.Indd

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
NDP-Fall 2013-Final.Indd THE DASHPOT Issue 81 Newsletter of the Association of Minemen Fall 2013 FROM THE PRESIDENT Gary Cleland Greetings from San Diego, The center of the US Navy’s mine world. WOW! I just returned from our 39th annual reunion held at Whidbey Island, WA. We all must tip our hats to and send our heart felt thanks to Toby Horn for putting together one heck of a reunion. For me personally, it was my fi rst visit to that part of the US. I have always heard it is beautiful in the Seattle/Puget Sound area. It is one of those things that have to be experienced to understand. The natural beauty combined with the excellent San Diego weather (just a touch of rain) I brought with me made for an indescribable experience. In addition to Toby planning an excellent gathering he was the MC and Keynote speaker. Toby delivered a reminiscent and captivating talk honoring the accomplishments of our Mine Force, past and present. Thanks again Toby. I had the pleasure of announcing the Selectees for our AOM sponsored MOY (Minemen of the Year) award. They are as follows: INSIDE THIS ISSUE Continued on page 4 Board of DIrectors ............................. 2 Letter to the Membership ........................ 15 From the Web Master ........ ...............3 From the Editor ....................................... 16 Secretary/AOM Minutes .................... 6 Taps ........................................................ 17 40th Annual Reunion ......................... 8 NMAWC COC Ceremony ....................... 18 Active Duty Article .............................. 9 Naval History .......................................... 23 Scholarship Committee ..................... 11 Memberhip Application ...................... Back page PRESIDENT Gary Cleland (11-14) BOARD OF DIRECTORS 12201 Sunrise Ct Th e Danny Epperly (12-14) Poway, CA 92064-2865 123 Yorkshire Dr. 858-748-3835 Association Yorktown, VA 23693 [email protected] 757-870-1376 [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT of Tracey Hays (11-14) Eddie Atkins (12-14) 114 Hidden Palms Blvd 117 Quart Meeting House Rd. Summerville, SC 29485 Minemen Williamsburg, VA 23188-1851 860-559-9724 757-565-3333 [email protected] [email protected] SECRETARY/TREASURER Philip DeChene (13-15) Michael Femrite (11-Morte) 1827 Broadway Dr. PO Box 510519 Graham, NC 27253 Punta Gorda, FL 336-229-1951 850-207-9831 [email protected] [email protected] Warren Savage (13-15) PAST PRESIDENT dedicated to 10331 Settle Rd. Warren Savage serving the Santee, CA 92071 10331 Settle Road 619-258-1478 Santee, CA 92071 u.s. navy mine force [email protected] 619-258-1478 Th e Dashpot, [email protected] published quarterly, is the Tom Hoffman (13-15) newsletter of the 2266 East Hurd Rd. PARLIAMENTARIAN Monroe, MI 48162 Warren Savage Association of Minemen, 734-289-2279 10331 Settle Rd. a 501-C non profi t, non [email protected] Santee, CA 92071 political organization 619-258-1478 incorporated in the state of G. Paul Santa Maria (13-15) [email protected] 228 Kiwi Drive South Carolina with the Barefoot Bay, FL 32976 CHAPLAIN mission of perpetuating 772-664-7540 Robert Hart (12-13) knowledge of undersea mine [email protected] 1237 Patrick Hwy warfare and championing its DASHPOT EDITOR Hartsville, SC 29559-0882 necessity as one of [email protected] Don Healer America’s fi rst lines 5434 40th Ave N HISTORIAN of defense. St Petersburg, FL 33709 Jim Cernick 727-526-4109 2305 Westlake Circle S. [email protected] MEMBERSHIP COMMITTE (Chair) Ingleside, TX 78362 Derick S. Hartshorn (08-Morte) 361-22-3292 COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR 1204 4th Street Drive, SE [email protected] (web page & newsletter) Conover, NC 28613-1827 Derick S. Hartshorn (08-Morte) 2014 REUNION COMMITTEE 828-464-4981 1204 4th Street Drive, SE Richard “Dick” Schommer [email protected] Conover, NC 28613-1827 827 N. Aylesbury Drive 828-464-4981 YORKTOWN MUSEUM Goose Creek, SC 29445 [email protected] Position Vacant 843-797-3715 AOM HOMEPAGE [email protected] AOM STOREKEEPER http://minemen.org Tracey Hays (11-14) SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE (Chair) 114 Hidden Palms Blvd Ronald Glasen (12-Morte) Summerville, SC 29485 1114 Fran Lin Pkwy. 860-559-9724 Munster, IN 46321 [email protected] 219-838-6425 [email protected] AOM FALL ISSUE 2 FROM THE WEBMASTER When Phil DeChene turned over the web page to me, I never thought that I would be dealing with so many personalities. We have had 16 new members join AOM since the last Dashpot. Their names will appear on the appropriate e-mail lists but, until I can sort out their status, here they are: • Philip W. Adams, MNC (Ret), [email protected] • Harold Benton, MNCM (Ret), [email protected] • Robert K. Clubb, MNC (Ret), [email protected] (attended the reunion with his lovely wife) • Richard ‘Dick’ Cox, [email protected] • Terry Dunne, MN1 (Ret), [email protected] • Michael Gonzales, [email protected] (Mineman of the Year, 2002-03, a remarkable writer-see his contributions in this Dashpot) • Sandra Kent, LCDR (Ret), [email protected] (high fi ves to Laura for her accomplishments) • Donald,Kiper, MNCM (Ret), [email protected] • Daniel Lentz, MNC (Ret), [email protected] • Sherman B. MacCready, MN3, [email protected] (one of many MN3s who continue to have pride in their Mine Force service. • Victor E. Martin, [email protected] (talented artist who donated a marvelous art work to AOM for the scholarship auction) • Branden Nohrenberg, MN1 (Ret), [email protected] • Linda Phillips, [email protected] • Dale Smith, LCDR (Ret) [email protected] AOM FALL ISSUE 3 Please take a moment and send an e-mail to these new AOM members and welcome them to the Navy’s most prestigious organization. With no known e-mail address, we welcome the following folks to AOM: • Joe A. Oszvart, LCDR (Ret) • Robert K.Bainbridge, MNCM (Ret) I continue to seek material for the AOM web page. If you have stories, pictures, accounts of your service in the Mine Force, please send them to me. Derick S. Hartshorn FROM THE PRESIDENT PAGE 1 Active Duty (Sea) – MN1 (SW) David J Rojas of MCM crew Constant Active Duty (Shore) – MN1 (SW) Rebecca D Cross of Mine Warfare Training Center Reserve – MN1 Corie E Brice of Naval Reserve Mobile Mine Assembly Unit 3. Their biography’s are attached. Pictures of the MOY certifi cate and plaque presentations will be published in the next Dashpot. I will refer to Mike Femrite’s input as to the BOD elections and other business of the Membership as well as our Scolarship Chairman Ron Glasen. Early in April 2013, I was contacted by the Mine Warfare Training Center Chief’s Mess and asked to make an “Honorary Mineman” presentation to the outgoing MWTC Commanding Offi cer CDR Mark Scorgie at his change of command. CDR Scorgie was our guest speaker at the 2011 reunion in San Diego. Attached on the next page is a copy of that proclamation. Gary Cleland. MOY bio’s continued on page 20 AOM FALL ISSUE 4 THE ASSOCIATION OF MINEMEN TAKES GREAT PLEASURE IN BESTOWING THE TITLE OF HONORARY MINEMAN UPON COMMANDER MARK A. SCORGIE UNITED STATES NAVY FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AS COMMANDING OFFICER OF MINE WARFARE TRAINING CENTER, SAN DIEGO. YOUR LEADERSHIP, VISION AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE LED TO THE SUCCESSFUL TRAINING OF MORE THAN 700 MINE WARFARE SAILORS. UNDERSTANDING THE NEEDS OF THE FLEET, YOU MADE COUNTLESS IMPROVEMENTS TO MINEMAN ACCESSION TRAINING PROGRAMS AND INITIATED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MUCH NEEDED STAFF OFFICER PLANNING COURSE. A DEDICATED MINE WARFARE EXPERT AND ADVOCATE FOR MINEMEN AROUND THE WORLD, YOU ARE MOST DESERVING OF THIS HONOR. YOU REPRESENT ALL MINEMEN, PAST AND PRESENT WITH HONOR AND PRIDE! IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT WE WELCOME YOU TO OUR RANKS. HOOYAH MINEMEN! BESTOWED THIS DATE, 26 APRIL 2013 GARY L CLELAND, CWO4 USNR RET. ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT AOM FALL ISSUE 5 FROM THE SECRETARY/TREASURES DESK Hello to all, we have just returned from the reunion in Whidbey Island WA. What a beautiful state. I don’t think we could have asked for better weather. If you did not attend you missed a good one. The picnic was a great success; we sold many items for big bucks. Our total haul for the scholarship fund was $6,158. 00 We plan on making some High School Seniors very happy. I have to say again that you need to check your mailing label for the date of your dues renewal. This might be the last Dashpot you receive! I wish everyone a Happy Holiday and a Happy New Year! See you in Charleston SC next October. Mike Femrite ASSOCIATION OF MINEMEN Minutes of the meeting held on 05 October 2013 in Whidbey Island Washington The President called the meeting to order at 1400 hours. Minutes of the 2012 meeting were read and approved by membership. Treasures report was read and accepted by membership. Committee Reports: Mike Femrite reported that we have had 8 new members join the AOM this year. Ron Glasen read scholarship report: This year the AOM awarded 9 scholarships. The applicants for scholarships need to fi ll out all 4 pages completely and must be submitted no later than 1 May 2014. Applications not fully completed or not meeting the deadline will not be considered. Paul Santa gave a check for $1000.00 for the Paul and Myrtis Day Santa Maria Memorial Scholarship Fund. William Carlsen gave a check for $1000.00 for the Scholarship Fund. AOM FALL ISSUE 6 New positions on the board are MNCM Tracey Hays is our new Store Keeper. Don Healer is our new Dashpot Editor. The name membership committee will be changed to communications coordinator, which will be headed by Derick Hartshorn. Derick is the Webmaster with assistance from Phil DeChene. Members in the arrears will receive notifi cation from Derick.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • United States Navy and World War I: 1914–1922
    Cover: During World War I, convoys carried almost two million men to Europe. In this 1920 oil painting “A Fast Convoy” by Burnell Poole, the destroyer USS Allen (DD-66) is shown escorting USS Leviathan (SP-1326). Throughout the course of the war, Leviathan transported more than 98,000 troops. Naval History and Heritage Command 1 United States Navy and World War I: 1914–1922 Frank A. Blazich Jr., PhD Naval History and Heritage Command Introduction This document is intended to provide readers with a chronological progression of the activities of the United States Navy and its involvement with World War I as an outside observer, active participant, and victor engaged in the war’s lingering effects in the postwar period. The document is not a comprehensive timeline of every action, policy decision, or ship movement. What is provided is a glimpse into how the 20th century’s first global conflict influenced the Navy and its evolution throughout the conflict and the immediate aftermath. The source base is predominately composed of the published records of the Navy and the primary materials gathered under the supervision of Captain Dudley Knox in the Historical Section in the Office of Naval Records and Library. A thorough chronology remains to be written on the Navy’s actions in regard to World War I. The nationality of all vessels, unless otherwise listed, is the United States. All errors and omissions are solely those of the author. Table of Contents 1914..................................................................................................................................................1
    [Show full text]
  • US Fleet Organization, 1939
    US Fleet Organization 1939 Battle Force US Fleet: USS California (BB-44)(Force Flagship) Battleships, Battle Force (San Pedro) USS West Virginia (BB-48)(flagship) Battleship Division 1: USS Arizona (BB-39)(flag) USS Nevada (BB-36) USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)(Fl. Flag) Air Unit - Observation Sqn 1-9 VOS Battleship Division 2: USS Tennessee (BB-43)(flag) USS Oklahoma (BB-37) USS California (BB-44)(Force flagship) Air Unit - Observation Sqn 2-9 VOS Battleship Division 3: USS Idaho (BB-42)(flag) USS Mississippi (BB-41) USS New Mexico (BB-40) Air Unit - Observation Sqn 3-9 VOS Battleship Division 4: USS West Virginia (BB-48)(flag) USS Colorado (BB-45) USS Maryland (BB-46) Air Unit - Observation Sqn 4-9 VOS Cruisers, Battle Force: (San Diego) USS Honolulu (CL-48)(flagship) Cruiser Division 2: USS Trenton (CL-11)(flag) USS Memphis (CL-13) Air Unit - Cruiser Squadron 2-4 VSO Cruiser Division 3: USS Detroit (CL-8)(flag) USS Cincinnati (CL-6) USS Milwaukee (CL-5) Air Unit - Cruiser Squadron 3-6 VSO Cruise Division 8: USS Philadelphia (CL-41)(flag) USS Brooklyn (CL-40) USS Savannah (CL-42) USS Nashville (CL-43) Air Unit - Cruiser Squadron 8-16 VSO Cruiser Division 9: USS Honolulu (CL-48)(flag) USS Phoneix (CL-46) USS Boise (CL-47) USS St. Louis (CL-49)(when commissioned Air Unit - Cruiser Squadron 8-16 VSO 1 Destroyers, Battle Force (San Diego) USS Concord (CL-10) Ship Air Unit 2 VSO Destroyer Flotilla 1: USS Raleigh (CL-7)(flag) Ship Air Unit 2 VSO USS Dobbin (AD-3)(destroyer tender) (served 1st & 3rd Squadrons) USS Whitney (AD-4)(destroyer tender)
    [Show full text]
  • Adobe PDF File
    BOOK REVIEWS Frank Broeze (ed.). Maritime History at the more importantly for the future of maritime Crossroads: A Critical Review of Recent Histori• history (and its funding), this literature has made ography. "Research in Maritime History," No. 9; little impact on main stream historiography. Not St. John's, NF: International Maritime Economic only in The Netherlands or in Denmark but History Association, 1995. xxi + 294 pp. US $15 virtually everywhere (with the possible exception (free to members of the IMEHA), paper; ISBN 0- of Great Britain), maritime history is on the 9695885-8-5. periphery of historical scholarship. Of all the national historiographies surveyed This collection of thirteen essays sets out to pro• in this volume, perhaps Canada's has had the most vide a review of the recent literature in maritime spectacular growth in the last twenty years. Most history. The inspiration for the compendium grew of this work has been as a result of the research out of the "New Directions in Maritime History" done by the Atlantic Canada Shipping Project at conference held at Fremantle, Western Australia Memorial University in St. John's. Canadian in 1993. Included in the collection are historio• maritime history scarcely existed before the graphies for eleven countries (or portions there• advent of the project. But while the nineteenth- of): Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, Ger• century shipping of Atlantic Canada has been many, Greece, India, The Netherlands, the Otto• analyzed, much remains to be done. Work has man Empire, Spain, and the United States. One only begun on twentieth century topics (naval essay deals with South America, another concerns history excepted).
    [Show full text]
  • Adapting to Innovation: the Us Navy, High-Steam Destroyers, and the Second World War
    ABSTRACT Title of Document: ADAPTING TO INNOVATION: THE US NAVY, HIGH-STEAM DESTROYERS, AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR. Tyler A. Pitrof, Master of Arts, 2013 Directed By: Associate Professor Jon T. Sumida, Department of History The US Navy’s move to high-pressure and -temperature steam propulsion, otherwise known as “high steam,” has been viewed in the postwar period as a critical advance that made long-range operations possible during World War II. This position, which is almost entirely reliant on the autobiography of Rear Admiral Harold G. Bowen, has neglected to consider the complex and problematic nature of the supply chain required to produce high-steam turbines. Archival research has revealed that the US Navy’s insensitivity to these changes after 1938 caused severe bottlenecks in wartime destroyer production. Also overlooked was the aggressive administrative action on the part of the Navy’s Bureau of Ships and its turbine subcontractors required to mitigate this crisis. Together, these events formed an important example of the need to adapt administratively to match the advance of technology. ADAPTING TO INNOVATION: THE US NAVY, HIGH-STEAM DESTROYERS, AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR. By Tyler A. Pitrof Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Maryland, College Park, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Military History 2013 Advisory Committee: Professor Jon T. Sumida, Chair Professor Arthur Eckstein Professor Robert Friedel © Copyright by Tyler A. Pitrof 2013 Table of Contents Table of Contents .......................................................................................................... ii List of Tables ............................................................................................................... iii List of Figures .............................................................................................................. iv Introduction ..................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • The Alliance of Military Reunions
    The Alliance of Military Reunions Louis "Skip" Sander, Executive Director [email protected] – www.amr1.org – (412) 367-1376 153 Mayer Drive, Pittsburgh PA 15237 Directory of Military Reunions How to Use This List... Members are listed alphabetically within their service branch. To jump to a service branch, just click its name below. To visit a group's web site, just click its name. Groups with names in gray do not currently have a public web site. If you want to contact one of the latter, just send us an email. To learn more about a member's ship or unit, click the • to the left of its name. Air Force Army Coast Guard Marine Corps Navy Other AIR FORCE, including WWII USAAF ● 1st Computation Tech Squadron ● 3rd Air Rescue Squadron, Det. 1, Korea 1951-52 ● 6th Weather Squadron (Mobile) ● 7th Fighter Command Association WWII ● 8th Air Force Historical Society ● 9th Physiological Support Squadron ● 10th Security Police Association ● 11th Bombardment Group Association (H) ● 11th & 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadrons Joint Reunion ● 13 Jungle Air Force Veterans Association ● 15th Radio Squadron Mobile (RSM) USAFSS ● 20th Fighter Wing Association ● 34th Bomb Squadron ● 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Korat Thailand ● 39th Fighter Squadron Association ● 47th Bomb Wing Association ● 48th Communications Squadron Association ● 51st Munitions Maintenance Squadron Association ● 55th & 58th Weather Reconnaissance Squadrons ● 57th TCS/MAS/AS/WPS (Troop Carrier Squadron, Military Airlift Squadron, Airlift Squadron, Weapons Squadron) Military
    [Show full text]
  • Americanlegionvo1356amer.Pdf (9.111Mb)
    Executive Dres WINTER SLACKS -|Q95* i JK_ J-^ pair GOOD LOOKING ... and WARM ! Shovel your driveway on a bitter cold morning, then drive straight to the office! Haband's impeccably tailored dress slacks do it all thanks to these great features: • The same permanent press gabardine polyester as our regular Dress Slacks. • 1 00% preshrunk cotton flannel lining throughout. Stitched in to stay put! • Two button-thru security back pockets! • Razor sharp crease and hemmed bottoms! • Extra comfortable gentlemen's full cut! • 1 00% home machine wash & dry easy care! Feel TOASTY WARM and COMFORTABLE! A quality Haband import Order today! Flannel 1 i 95* 1( 2 for 39.50 3 for .59.00 I 194 for 78. .50 I Haband 100 Fairview Ave. Prospect Park, NJ 07530 Send REGULAR WAISTS 30 32 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 pairs •BIG MEN'S ADD $2.50 per pair for 46 48 50 52 54 INSEAMS S( 27-28 M( 29-30) L( 31-32) XL( 33-34) of pants ) I enclose WHAT WHAT HOW 7A9.0FL SIZE? INSEAM7 MANY? c GREY purchase price D BLACK plus $2.95 E BROWN postage and J SLATE handling. Check Enclosed a VISA CARD# Name Mail Address Apt. #_ City State .Zip_ 00% Satisfaction Guaranteed or Full Refund of Purchase $ § 3 Price at Any Time! The Magazine for a Strong America Vol. 135, No. 6 December 1993 ARTICLE s VA CAN'T SURVIVE BY STANDING STILL National Commander Thiesen tells Congress that VA will have to compete under the President's health-care plan.
    [Show full text]
  • December 2003
    December 2003 THE JERSEYMAN To our United States Armed Forces From the volunteers of USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) Happy Holidays, Happy New Year, and Thank You for your service God Bless America 2 THE JERSEYMAN DECEMBER 2003 HISTORY OF U.S.S. NEW JERSEY ... “TYPHOON COBRA,” DECEMBER 18, 1944 - Thousands of US sailors serving aboard the 130 plus ships of Task Force 38, rode out a terrible storm on December 18, 1944, and it is sadly remembered today as “Typhoon Cobra.” This storm resulted in 3 capsized destroyers, the loss of 790 men, the total destruction of 146 badly needed combat aircraft, and brought crippling dam- age to many ships. Especially hard hit were the CVL’s (Light Aircraft Carriers,) and CVE’s (Escort Carriers.) At the time, USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) was serving as fleet flagship for Task Force 38, and was under the command of Admiral William “Bull” Halsey. Today, as The Jerseyman commemorates this tragic World War 2 event, we are privileged to include stories of the storm as it was experienced by many of the sailors who were there. During our typhoon research, we were also fortunate to have had contact with Mr. Richard A. Strand, brother of lost USS SPENCE crewman Robert L. Strand. Mr. Strand has compiled an extensive amount of material about his brother’s ship. He graciously shared this information with The Jerseyman, and for many years, has offered his efforts at no cost, to the families of USS SPENCE crewmen. Along with the USS SPENCE’s history, his research contains many operating charts for the ship, and an excerpt from the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC), that USS SPENCE had received as part of Arleigh Burke’s famous “Little Beaver” Destroyer Squadron (DesRon) 23.
    [Show full text]
  • 22 November 1963: Where Were You?
    22 November 1963: Where Were You? Our Class had a unique relationship with President John F. Kennedy. He became president when we became upper class. He was a Navy Man, war hero, skipper of PT- 109. He loved football and the Army-Navy game. We lost our ‘rubbers’ when we marched in his Inaugural Parade, and we lost our innocence on 22 November 1963. Our experiences that day were unique, and for the first time since throwing our hats in Halsey Field House five months earlier, we were all unified via a single event. What is your story? Where were you when you first heard that the President had been assassinated? Our classmates contributed the following memories. Ron Walters (6th Co): I remember that day. I was on the USS Cromwell (DE- 1014) off the coast of Brazil when President Kennedy was assassinated. Mike Blackledge (4th Co): I had just returned from [grad school] math class at North Carolina State and as I came through the quadrangle, I heard the radios reporting from the open windows of the dormitories. I received a second shock when one of the undergrads called out, “Hey, I wonder what Jackie’s doing tonight?” Two different worlds. Bob Lagassa (2nd Co): I will never forget that day. I, along with a large group of '63 classmates, was in the middle of a typical Submarine School day of study and lectures at SubBase New London when we heard the fateful news. We were stunned, shocked, angry, tearful! Classes were suspended the remainder of the day and we went to our loved ones for consolation.
    [Show full text]
  • Aa000346.Pdf
    AUGUST 2004 Vol. 157, No. 2 features 12 Forgiven Trespasses Illegal aliens from around the world CROSSING TO penetrate America’s porous borders. ANONYMITY 12 By Jeff Stoffer 26 From Factory to Foxhole U.S. Transportation Command delivers the goods during peacetime and war. 34 Compassion at Death’s Door Hospice workers help a father and son through the ordeal of losing a loved one. By Keith E. Renninson PEACE 40 The Forgotten President AMID GRIEF 34 Never a popular leader, Franklin Pierce battles a car for name recognition. By Arthur G. Sharp 44 2022: VA’s Space Odyssey Mandatory funding would make the CARES ride a smoother one. By Paul Morin 30 Point Man NO of the Pentagon RESPECT 40 Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld explains U.S. progress in the Middle East. DoD departments 4 Vet Voice 46 Under the Radar 52 Legion News Missile defense, terror by Veterans dedicate National Commander’s Message 8 the numbers and who’s who World War II Memorial, plus Why the world must in philanthropy. the 60th anniversary of D-Day. never forget 48 Living Well Comrades Big Issues 58 1o Eyesight, artichokes and aspirin. Prohibit legal gay marriage? 64 Parting Shots The American Legion Magazine, a leader among national general-interest publications, is published monthly by The American Legion for its 2.7 million members. These wartime veterans, working through 15,000 community-level posts, dedicate themselves to God and Country and traditional American values; strong national security; adequate and compassionate care for veterans, their widows and orphans; community service; and the wholesome development of our nation’s youth.
    [Show full text]
  • Howard Thomas Reynolds, USN
    Howard Thomas Reynolds, USN by Daniel E Russell City Historian City of Glen Cove, New York and Richard J Reynolds Historian Glen Cove Yacht Club Glen Cove, New York Born in Glen Cove, SF1c Howard Thomas Reynolds was the son of Joseph H. Reynolds who resided at 15 Clement Street in Glen Cove. He attended St Patrick’s School and after gradu- ating was a member of the Glen Cove Fire Department. Reynolds enlisted in the Navy the day after the attack at Pearl Harbor. After completing his training, he was stationed aboard the USS Warrington (DD-383) and served on that ves- sel through 31 months of duty in the Pacific combat theater. “He took part in all major campaigns in that theatre,” wrote the editor of the Glen Cove Record-Advance, “and his Asiatic Service ribbon was covered with battle stars”. The Warrington served during the early part of the war as part of the Southeast Pacific Force, escorting troop and supply ships and patrolling for enemy submarines as far south as Peru. In early June, 1943, she was re-assigned to the Pacific Fleet, and served on escort duty in the waters around Australia, Samoa, New Caledonia, Guadalcanal, and the New Hebrides Islands. She was then at- tached to the Seventh Fleet and was sent to New Guinea to serve as escort for LSTs engaged in amphibious operations in the islands in the area. In mid-June, 1944, the Warrington was ordered back to the United States for a much-needed 90-day overhaul at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
    [Show full text]
  • Members of the USNA Class of 1963 Who Served in the Vietnam War
    Members of the USNA Class of 1963 Who Served in the Vietnam War. Compiled by Stephen Coester '63 Supplement to the List of Over Three Hundred Classmates Who Served in Vietnam 1 Phil Adams I was on the USS Boston, Guided Missile Cruiser patrolling the Vietnam Coast in '67, and we got hit above the water line in the bow by a sidewinder missile by our own Air Force. ------------------- Ross Anderson [From Ross’s Deceased Data, USNA63.org]: Upon graduation from the Academy on 5 June 1963, Ross reported for flight training at Pensacola Naval Air Station (NAS) which he completed at the top of his flight class (and often "Student of the Month") in 1964. He then left for his first Southeast Asia Cruise to begin conducting combat missions in Vietnam. Landing on his newly assigned carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) at midnight, by 5 am that morning he was off on his first combat mission. That squadron, VF-154 (the Black Knights) had already lost half of its cadre of pilots. Ross' flying buddy Don Camp describes how Ross would seek out flying opportunities: Upon our return on Oct 31, 1965 to NAS Miramar, the squadron transitioned from the F-8D (Crusader) to the F4B (Phantom II). We left on a second combat cruise and returned about Jan 1967. In March or April of 1967, Ross got himself assigned TAD [temporary additional duty] to NAS North Island as a maintenance test pilot. I found out and jumped on that deal. We flew most all versions of the F8 and the F4 as they came out of overhaul.
    [Show full text]
  • Happy 219Th Birthday, USCG! a Sharp Salute from All of Us Here at TWS to Those Who Proudly Serve -- Or Have Served -- As Guardians
    Navy.TogetherWeServed Newsletter - August, 2009 In This Issue GROWING STRONG FIRST CALL: Notes & Ramblings From The Pilothouse UM ADVERTISEMENT Featured Updates Did You Know? Obama: Health Care Reform Won't Affect VA, Tricare GI Bill transferability begins Sailors' Online Records Key for Post 9/11 GI Bill Transfer Getting Your Reunion Notice (and noticed) in The HOIST VET TOPICS OUR ALLIES IN-ARMS TWS Coins, Coffee & More - the TWS Cafe! OIF & OEF Maps VOICES TO YOUR HEALTH! Remembering Operation PAUL BUNYAN Got discounts for Sailors? AMERICANS AT WAR OFF DUTY: INCOMING! AT EASE! Happy 219th Birthday, USCG! A sharp salute from all of us here at TWS to those who proudly serve -- or have served -- as Guardians. Notable Quotes Your humble editor recalls that the Coast Guard traces its founding to Aug. 4, 1790, when the first Congress authorized the construction of 10 vessels to People ask the difference enforce tariff and trade laws, prevent smuggling, and protect the collection of between a leader and a federal revenue. boss...The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert. Responsibilities added over the years included The leader leads, and the boss humanitarian duties such as aiding mariners in drives. distress. The service received its present name in -Theodore Roosevelt 1915 when the Revenue Cutter Service (USRCS) merged with the US Life-Saving Service (USLSS) to form a single maritime agency dedicated to the safety of life at sea and enforcing the nation's maritime laws. Joke if you will about Coasties being "shallow-water sailors" and "puddle pilots." But Guardians are tasked with responsibilities that aren't in the Navy's mandate.
    [Show full text]